Massage device.



O. E. THOMPSON."

MASSAGE DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY30,1910.

1,@8,278, Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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E. TI-IGIYEPSON, OF @301 NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 LUXURY: SALEE COMPANY, OF TRGY,-NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MASSAGE DEVICE.

Specification of Letters'iatent. Application tiled July 30, i910. Serial Np. 574,669.

Patented Apr. a, rare;

T0 aZZ whom'a may concern:

, Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. THOMP: SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, county of Eensselaer, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Massage Devices, of which the following is a specification. o

The invention relates to such improvements and consists of the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and subsequently claimed.

l'i3fS"' IlCB n ay be had to the accompanying drawings, and toe reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Similar characters refer to similar parts in" the several figures therein.

- Figure l ofthe drawings is a plan view of my improved massage-device. Fig. 2 is a central, vertical, longitudinal section of the sanie taken on the brokenline 22 in Fig. l. showinganother form of my invention.-

lheprincipal object of the invention is "to provide a massage-device which can be formed with an enlarged used without dangerof inj'uriously or painfully irritating a tender skin,

Refcrrin to Fl 's. 1 and 2 of the draw-- ings wherein the invention is shown in preferred form, 1, represents a support upon which is mounted rubber head, 2, studded with rubber fingers, 3, formed integral with said head. The head made hollow whereby it is provided with a free interior airspace, a, and it is mounted upon the support, prefcrably in such a manner that the ar aaoe hermetically sealed.

2 ve shown the support, 1,

head, 5, adapted to be forced within the rubber head, 2, through an aperture formed therein, after which the edges 8 of the rubber adjacent to said aperture are tightly clamped between the enlargedend, 5, of said support and a washeigo, by inc-ans of a nut, 7, fitting the scrcw-tl'u'eaded outer end of said support 1. The rubber lingers, 3, are shown extending divergently outward from the head, 2,'and each finger is shown tapered froni'its base to its apex. 'lhefingers, 3, are shown molded integral with the rubber head 2. p The device may be provided with a handle in any known mannerhave shown a handle, 3, projecting laterally from the support, 1, to which-it, is attached by clamping it between the'washer, 6, and the nut, 7,

Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view the handle being provided with-an a true through which the screw-threaded sup form with the irregularities in the surfacesof the body under treatment, and to exert thereupon a substantially uniform and gen tl'e pressure as the device is moved over said surraces. The rubber fingers, 3, are shown of a length equal to several times their diameter. The rubber head, 2, and fingers, 3,.are

so vulcanized as to leave them comparatively soft and highly elastic. The conveXed or rounded form oithe head, 2, as shown not only facilitates the divergent arrangement of the lingers, 3, but adapts the device for bette'r contact and engagement with the irregularities of the surface under treatment.

In Fig. 3 'l have shown a. support, 11, formed with a peripheral groove, 12, upon which support is mounted a hollow rubber -head, 13, provided with a free interior airspace, A, and having'tapered rubber fingers,

15,pnojecting divergently from its surface.

The rubber head, 13, is provided with an aperture through which the inner end or the support, 11-, can be inserted, due to the sinsticity of the rubber; and the edges of the rubber head bordering said aperture are adapted to be seated in the groove, 12, thereby retaining the head upon the support 11.

This device is also shown provided with a laterally projecting handle, 16, which may be attached thereto in any known manner.

For certain purposes or" the invention the working face of the rubber head may be roughened in any known manner instead of by means of fingers as shown.

:WhatI claim asnew anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is- V 1. Ina massage device, and in combination, a suitable support; and a CODVQXQd elastic rubber head having rubber fingers projecting therefrom, said fingers being elastie and long as compared with then than" eter, said rubber head being reinovably nioiinted upon said support with an air-space in said head opposite said convened portion.

2. In a massage device, and in co1nbination, a suitable support; a convexed elastic rubber head having rubber fingers project are ilo

imp; divergently therefrom, said fingers tepering teward theiy outer encls, and being elasiic am le'ng as compared with their diameter', said rubber head being removably 5 mounfiedupon said support with an airspace between said bead and said support; and a handle projecting from said; suppefi at right angles to the axis of said. head.

3. In a, message-device, end in cembinamime, e hollow rubber head prevified with an interior air-space; mlfiwer fingers projeeeing frem seid head; a. support having an em; 2mm end mew/ed, te beimreed threugh m eperewre insuid rubber 'head. to interierly engage the edge of the rubber head surrounding said aperture; a Weshey adapted to exteriofly engage said rubber head surrounding said aperture; and screxmneehanism IfOr tightly clamping '5 1e engaged. portion 0f the rubber head between said Washer and the enlarged end of said support.

112. testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand fiihis 26th day Of July, 1910.

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E, Bowman. 

